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240619 0374260 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31475 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36475 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.
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240619 0380260 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31508 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36508 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.
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240619 0394260 viewsCape Lambert yard, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31532 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36532 built by China Northen as a Q type in 12/2022. Captured on June 19, 2024.
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240701 2409260 viewsWestern Creek, 67 km, one of Rio Tinto's blue rakes with spring assisted park brake and only electronic controlled pneumatic [ECP] braking, waggon pair 31595 is a master and is bar coupled to slave waggon 36595 built by China Northen as a Q type in 11/2022. Captured on July 1, 2024.
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w r251114 4371260 viewsBHP's Battery Electric Locomotive 9001 class leader, a brand new Wabtec built FLXdrive™ battery electric locomotive, or BEL, sits in the Gobi hard stand area of Pilbara Ports Authority as it awaits delivery to site.
The BEL's, 9001 and 9002 were built by Wabtec at their Erie, Pennsylvania, USA plant and are designated as model FXH70C. Both locos were shipped on the BBC St Petersburg and road transport is provided by Tutt Bryant.
9001 has serial number 66453 and a built date of Dec 2023.
November 14, 2025.
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100601 8387259 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 221, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1940 as an AS type first class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress as AS 6, in April 1983 converted to a combined sitting accommodation and a mini refreshment service as BRS type BRS 1, then in September 1985 renumbered to BRS 221. Sold to West Coast Railway mid 1990s, converted to crew car after 2004.
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100605 9069259 viewsParkeston, Pacific National BRS type crew accommodation coach BRS 225, originally built by Victorian Railways Newport Workshops in November 1937 as a rivetted second class sitting car for the Spirit of Progress, in August 1939 coded to BS type BS 4, in July 1977 converted to a mini buffet and coded MRS 1 and then in October 1983 recoded to BRS 225. Painted in V/Line livery in 1992. Ended up with West Coast Railway in the late 1990s, painted in WCR livery Sept 2001, prior to Pacific National ownership and conversion to a crew car.
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100605 9143259 viewsParkeston, Pacific National RZDY type crew accommodation car RZDY 100 'MOPOKE', started life as a Bluebird railcar driving trailer built by South Australian Railways Islington Workshops in 1955 as Mopoke. In 1986 coded 100, then to 107, in 2001 renumbered 100 and named 'Cabernet'. Converted to crew car for Pacific National as RZDY in 2006 at Islington workshops.
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100608 9814259 viewsForrestfield, CFCLA leased crew accommodation coach CDBY type CDBY 255 'Curlew', originally built by SAR Islington Workshops in 1956 as a Bluebird railcar 'Curlew', later numbered 802 in National Rail service, then to CDBY 255 when converted to crew coach in 2007.
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100611 0526259 viewsMidland, Pacific National RZBY type crew accommodation car RZBY 208 on train 4PM6, built by Comeng NSW as ER type stainless steel air conditioned crew dormitory car ER 208 in 1969, sold to National Rail and converted to crew car in 1997.
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0906 060716 7190259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 906, built by Centurion Industries WA, fixed coupler end handbrake side loaded view at the 71 km on the Deepdale line, Western Creek, July 16, 2006.
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0001 070916 0995259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 001, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, rotary coupler end handbrake side loaded view, from below. Maitland Siding, September 16, 2007.
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0001 160727 0977259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 001, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, rotary coupler end handbrake side empty view at Harding Siding on the Cape Lambert line, July 27, 2016.
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0019 170729 0268259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 019, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, fixed coupler handbrake side loaded view at the 103 km, between Maitland Siding and the Fortescue River on the Deepdale line. July 29, 2017.
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0027 160306 1297259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 027, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, fixed coupler non-handbrake side empty view at Greenpool on the Cape Lambert line. March 6, 2016.
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0027 160727 0985259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 027, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, rotary coupler end handbrake side empty view at Harding Siding on the Cape Lambert line, July 27, 2016.
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0033 170513 8664259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 033, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, handbrake side loaded view, Cape Lambert yard, May 13, 2017.
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0035 160727 0961259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 035, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, rotary coupler end handbrake side empty view at Harding Siding on the Cape Lambert line, July 27, 2016.
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0063 060722 7586259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 063, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, rotary coupler end handbrake side empty view at the 11.7 km, Cape Lambert. July 22, 2006.
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0091 160306 1554259 viewsRobe River ore waggon 091, built by Nippon Sharyo Nihon, fixed coupler non-handbrake side loaded view at the 45 km, Harding Siding on the Cape Lambert line. March 6, 2016.
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